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Press ;11 illiljl Lie 7 - PUBLISHED EMERY AFTERNOON EXCEPT SUNDRY, VOIV-NO.209. KINSTON, N. C, WEDNESDAY, DEOEL! LBEB 3, 1002. PBICE TWO CENTO OLD KORTH STATE PWS A1ID GOSSIP COD AID IITERESTK5 HIPPEIBGS . JuieT. Windl,,, white Intoxicated, ' wm drowned In about four Inches of water In Deep Ran, near Yatesville. C Jobrieton county Is the first of alt 'the ' counties to return Its taxes for 1902, full, with the payment agreed to by the county commissioners. .. The Pilot News Congressman Spencer Blackburn will be married to Miss Par- ' ker, a well known Washington lady , on - December 20th. He will reside In Greens boro and practice law. ' Judge Hoke reduced the sentence of the . McMabon brothers, convicted 0 aeduc- tlon In Rutherford court, to 4 months In the county jail and 50 fine for each of them. Washington, N. C, Dec. , 1. Joseph ' 'Thelsing, formerly an Iron worker here - bnt who afterwards moved to Newport News, has fallen into a fortnue of f 80,' 000. He has also won himself a bride. Thelsing Is a worker In Newport News now, and is one of the star players on the football team. He leaves next week for Germany. ' - High Point, N. C, Dec l.SpeciaL " Early yesterday morning parties entered the stores of .the High Point Clothing ' Company and Mr. J. H. Petty In North Main street and stole almost a wagon . load of clothing, shoes, etc. Entrance was effected at the High Point Clothing : Company's store by breaking the thick plate glass In the front show window and , at Mr: J. H. Patty's etore by , breaking glass In the door. ".-, Elisabeth City Economist: ' Prelimi nary arrangements for the eonstractdon '. of the 'street railway art rapidly being ; perfected an.! in a short V We the' work ' of building a power house and laying the ;,. track will begin.- The company that Is ' to operate the rail way system . have already bought out the Elisabeth City Electric Company, consequently it will all be .one concern.' ' '. v Murphy, N. C, Dee. 1; Snow Ml here " all day "throughout Thanksgiving, but it did not remain long on the groiMid. The mountain peaks on all side of Murphy, however,' are covered In white and are very beautiful. The .weather this fall has been the best In the remembrance uf tbe oldest Inhabitants, and fires having been necessary for only about, two weeks, and even yet It Is not too cold to enjoy being put doors. ; i Winston Sentinel: Mr. Ghant, the MaiM Bogere Foana Gailty. Durham) N C, Dee. 2. Contrary to ex pectatloos Monroe Rogers did not plead guilty when be was arraigned In tbe sn parlor court this morning. He let Us ease go to tbe twelve men. The Issues, however, were not as to life and death. He was tried on the charge of attempted arson. The negro bad no one to appear for hint and put bnt one witness on the stand. He re fused . to teetiy himself. Tbe state put on positive evidence.' After considering the case for a few minutes a verdict of guilty was returned Up to this time the sentence of the court has not been passed. ' It Is expected that he will be given a term in the peniten tiary of from five to fifteen years. ; . After all of the charges made by thi negro sympathizers in Massachusetts that he would be lynched and bringing htm back was equal to murder, Rogers has faced twelve white jurors, without any counsel to defend him and none can say that he has not had a fair and lm partial trial.. For setting fire to -the home of a good citisen in the night time, and by that act attempting to burn the man and his family, this negro will get a short term, comparatively speaking, In prison. , , . - - . Dr. Thompson's Card. Became of an editorial paragraph In The Morning Post of this date, 1 ask permission to make public through your paper the following statement; " The position of chief deputy In the col lector's office wan tendered to me by Col lector Duncan, on the 8th of October, 1901, of 'his own motion and without my solicitation; and I have resigned tbe position voluntarily. My action Is not prompted by any consideration of a po litical nature. ' " ' If I bad not moved my family back to Onslow before accenting the position In the collector's officer I should not have tendered my resignation, and tbe rela tions existing between Mr. Duncan and me are of such a character as, to warrant my saying that my resignation would never have been suggested by him... t; As to "thuuderlngs" from without, certainly the collector has heard none on account of his official relations with me; and, if be should hear such thunderlngs on some other account 1 am persuaded from my Intimate knowledge of the man, that be is abundantly able to "tote his end of the stick" a little bit ahead of the matt on the other side. ' Mr. Duncan and I have been friends for a long time, and my resignation In no wise affects our friendly relations. Cyrus Thompson, Raleigh, Dee. 2, 1902. FffTY-SEYEHTH i M , CONGRESS COIYEIES BUT DOES XO BUSKESS. Tbe Senate Eolds 12 MlEnte Session. - , Congress One Hour. ' 'Washington, D. C, Dec 1. The second session of the 57th cungrees we s con vened at noon today. Long before the gavels tell in the two houses large crowds thronged about the doors of tbe vWtorV galleries seeking admission. Early In the forenoon the corridors gave evidence of an approaching session. Ther were the usual scenes and Incident that at tend the opening of congress. -' A bright sunny dey brought out a large crowd to greet the law makers. v - - ' In the lobbies of the house members. were exchanging greetings, while do the senate side there were similar exchanges. Large numbers of representative also TOBACCO SALES ; EXCEED 15,000,000 mm DOUBLE LIST TUBS' SUES. 0 01U11I of the rat. The Season Will Probably Show Eighteen I ' Million. e - l The tobacco sales on the, Kinston mar ket up to Deo. 1 have exceeded the hopes i and expectations of the most sanguine supporters of this market , Everybody xpee ed great thtnga for our tob&co market this year and no .one is disap pointed. ;i Over fifteen million pounds have already been sold, and the balance of the season will surely, bring a couple more million at least. Tbe claim in the early part of the sea- ,)on that Klnston would be tb sec tmd, if r.ot the first tobacco market in the State, was well founded as the facte have proven. Our hopes to eclipse Wil son in the number of pounds told this HIS BOOK A YEHT IKTEEEST1XG TALE. SajsTThftt. bnt tor iTreaclierj Aiscsj Boers England Would Hare Lost SLondon, Nov. 30.Had not so many oTour bnrgbers proved falMLto their own colors, England, a the great Bismarck foretold, would have found her grave in South Africa.",, That U the keynote of journeyed to the senate chamber to ehalte, bands. ,, To be seen In the corridors and lobbies on both sldies were many public t ffkials who left the departments to witness tbe opening. Notable among those who gathered at the capltol this morning were some of the members-elect wh will take seats . next December or earlier should an extra session be called. ; - Former Speaker Thomas B. Reed was among the visitors at the capltol. Prior to the hour, for convening he vWted among the members of the house, where he once served so . many years, then among the members of the senate. He was greeted on both sides by friends and former associates. ' - ' : 'eESATE. The senate was In session' twelve mlo- ar though not realized, has come sol near it that It is a source of much grati fication that we have made such gains. Our market If supplied almost exclu sively by local trade, of which we claim to have the largest In the State, and lor that reason only have we failed to catch up with our sister town of Wilson,' which gets' practically all ' tbe South Carolina product that is shipped to the State, ow. lug to' transportation facilities being more favorable to that market for their trade. Our gains over last' season are greater than was expected at the early part of the season. Below we give a compara tive state xtent: . Rales for November 1902. ? T 2.724.891 8alea for, November 1901, 1 1,082,654 Increase 1902 over 1901, Total sales to Dec. 1902, ' . 1,841.787 15.130.894 8,170,318 High Point. N. C. Dec. 2.-Free detlv Southern Express Company's agent at ry .mail service went into effect hereto- Madison met with an unusually good streak of luck. Sometime ago tbe Cin cinnati Inquirer offered a large sum of day. This, another step In the progres of our most progressive town, Is wel comed by all classes. To see the carriers more city like.'. The postofflce fight here Is waxing warmer. There are six or eight candidates In the field. BETWEEN HEATS. money as a premium for the closest eeti-; going their rounds, makes ths town look mates on tbe number of votes cast In the Ohio election. Mr, Ghant, by taking ad. vantages of guesses to the amount of about 200 gathered In returns to tbe amount of $34,000. .Attorney Me Michael, of Madison, is In Ohio now look ing after Mr. Gbant's Interest. Hoik Hill, S. C, Dec. I. Mr. John C Sparks died here this afternoon at five o'clock as tbe result of having been shot yeseerday by his 15-year-old grandson Cnlly " Collins. The shooting occurred yesterday morning while Mr. Sparks was at breakfast at ths home of his son In-law, Mr. J. J. Collins, and there te some doubt as to whether or not It was accidental. Mr Sharp had turned his back x toward Cally and the bullet entered his left side, passed tli rough the left lung and lodged In his spinal column muecle, paralyslrg the entire lower partof his body, Irom tbe waist downward. Raleigh correspondent of Charlotte Ob server: Philip U.. Andrews, brother of Col. A. tt. Andrews, was today displaced as assistant postmaetsr of the Raleigh postoCIoe, because he voted the Demo cratic ticket last moiiih. He wa made Mutant by Charles M. Boebee, when the latter was r-cstraaater, was contin ued byTostmaeter Ealley, and has filled the poeiilon e' It e.,J cce-balf years, at'y el J i fou-'y tlwpjs. - He had al wajs voted tLeDeniocra'Jct cLet. Direct ly a.'lcr V 3 li'.3 t ct: .a a h-tfer e'-cl ly a Vrde co-ztj T T-'::,-an .trrcareJiaTlsT,'!... -..3r ; fet- A . t .. . r miii ; i vn. -' : r i '. ,ry ! --r r . si f- ; ','e ' vc ' I t' ) I - Scott Hudson already has four good ones on Ice for next year Hawthorne, , Tertlmla,' Jay McGregor and Dr. Ma dara. ' . - The California pacer I Direct, 2:12 by Direct, 2:051, has gone wrong, and his breakdown Is thought to be perma nent. The yearling by Prodigal, 2:16, out of Exstasy, 2:10 pacing at two years, 2:11 trotting at three. Is being touted as a trotting wonder. " . , . - Robert I ' 2:10. the pacing Bon of Hambletonlun Wilkes and Annabel, ZSVj, dam Of La Belle, 2. 2:10, has won eight races in California this year. Weed Wilkes, 2.10'A the pacing stal lion formerly driven on the roads in Chicago by James A. Murphy, has been BerviDK mares in Connecticut this sea son.' He Is now owned In New Haven. The pacer-Athiiio. a brown gelding by Junlo. 2:22. out of Athalie. by Hark- away, and consequently en own broth er t)f the great dead trotting stallion Athauio, 2:10. recently took a record of2:10'i. John W. rhttcrson, a four-year-old by Robin. 2:CS, son of Ajctell. 2:12. and out of Lillian Wilkes. 3, 2:17:!i, by Guy Wilkes. 2:131,4. recently took a trotting record of 2:13';4. UIHan Wilkes Is noted as the only trotter who ever teat Siinol, 2:C7'4, In a race. utes today, toe first day of the session, an adjournment until tomorrow being Total sales to Dec. 1901, the late Ssnatur James McMillan, who l' Increase,., ,'.. ,966,576 died during tb recess, IRareljr .hah.. these figures speak fo "themselves, and hletoric chamber presented aueh ap-s to the prices paid on' this market for oearance as It did today. l The ttum ,the season, it Is useless to say that If of placing flowers on tbe desks of "th 1 they : hadn't compared fsvdrably with senators of the ot ening day . of a session ' othee markets, or even better, the sales is one which Ion has been followed-but would not have continued through tbe the display today, was admittedly the season as they have. most magnificent of any that heretofore ex-Queen Lllltiokalani's Influence In tbe If .t a. . a . a r iiawuiiuu eiectious ana aercaicu ir wucox as aciegate to congress. Is a full blooded Kanaka. President Diaz of Mexico, known as the "grand old man" of that country, will retire, from otllce on Jan. L He will be succeeded by Jose Yves LI man tour, now foreign minister of Mexico. The hew commander In chief of the Australian station of the English navy. Vice Admiral A. D. Pansuawe, had an admiral for a father, and after forty years' service on the sea became sec ond In command of the chanuel squad ron three years ago. Duncan Gillies, wbo has been chosen speaker of the newly elected parlla oient of Victoria. Is the father of that body, having been first elected as tbe miners' candidate for Bailers t East in 1850. Jle was born In Glasgow nearly sixty-nine years ago. W. J, Cbapene, who died recently In Leavenworth, Kan., was manager of Ford's theater at Washington when President Lincoln 'was assassinated and was one of the first to reach the side of the wounded president He was seventy-three years old. Postmaster, General Payne Is consid ering the Idea of placing portraits of the late Dr. Charles P. McDonald on money order blanks. Dr. - McDonald was tbe first bead of .the money order service and In -the main Its originator. lie left by will $2,000 to tbe postofflce aepanmeni to lm-, usea in any way whicn might improve the service.' have been seen. Many of the senators were early on the floor and were kept busy exchanging greetings with old ac quaintances. . ,. IN TQE LOWER HOUSE. . Ths 57 th congress In the house was as usual a spectacular event. Toe galleries Aati-KlMin Bill. Richmond, Dec.l, A roost remarkable bill was introduced In the house of dele gates today by delegate R. B. Ware of Amherst county, who la a physician. The bill seeks to prohibit kissing in the state, making it a misdemeanor for any person to kiss another or allow himself or her. of the f mshly decorated h U were packed , self to be kissed. ; The bill makes tbe of- to the doors with people prominent fn fence punishable by a fine defining the society and politics and the flo wer show act as a misdemeanor. The purpose of . on the floor, although, not as elaborate tbe bill Is declared by Dr. Ware to be for as usual, filled the chamber with perfume the promotion of hygiene and tbe public and added arrace and beauty to the scene. 1 health. The bill was inferred to the com- The members were good-natured and mlttee on general laws. .Wbfl Iron -t f a 1 .tut 1 f- ! and there was no outcropping of partisan feeling to mar there-assembling. Speaker Henderson recel red a cordial recentlon as be assumed tbe gavel, but beyond this there was no demonstrations. The proceedings were purely perfunctory. A prayer, tbe calling of the roll, the swear ing In of members elected to fill vacan cies created by death or resignation dur ing the recess, the adoption of the cus tomary resolutions to appoint a commit tee to watt upon the president, to Inform the senate that the house was ready to transact business and to fix the dally hour of meeting, summarises what was done. Then the ceath of the late Repre sentative Charles A. Russell, of Connecti cut, which occurred In I he early fall, was announced by his successor, Mr. Brandge, 1 the usual resolution of regret was adopt-' ed by tbe house, as a further mark of respect adjourned until tomorrow when the president's messa ge will be received. Tue session-lasted kss than an hour. BJr fTUsfet. ' . v Small birds appear to fly" more rapidly than the large ones and deceive many Observers.- The humming blrd does not ny as rasi as many awkward appear ing, ? very much larger, slow flapping birds. Birds in rapid flight must Over-; come an atmospheric pressure of from 112 to 130 pounds to the square foot of flying surface. . i 1 ' Ollv Trees. . i - An olive tree yields six pounds of olives when it is three years old. At the age of fifty It yields from twenty- two to twenty-six pounds. HINTS FROM MEXICO Mexico has a warm place In her heart for Cuba. If there is ever to be any aunexatioo. let the two make a merger. Well. Uncle Ram has his new con gress spick and span and ready fpr duty next year. The "will of the peo ple" has to cool Its beels a long time In the great republic Mexican Herald. Soath Sea falaadera. Slany of the south sea islanders be lieve that paradise can be inherited only by rrsons of perfect Physical forms. Whore th!s belief prevails a; i " , v ? r r v.ri f.. j.t t j . , Woaderfnl Memory. . juorxensius, tne itoman orator, bad a memory so wonaerrui mat on a wager be spent a whole day at an auction and at night repeated all the sales, the prices and the names of the buyers. v ' Sleep.' 1 Six. bqurs' sleep Is necessary for ev ery one, but it Is not sufficient to meet the physical needs of all, some requir ing eight hours and others even longer. when possible, at Jeast ? one hour's sleep should be obtained before mid night Cleopatra's Weedlea. Cleopatra's needles were .not erected by that queen; neither do they com memorate any event in her history. They were set up by Rameses the Great Lea Uaa Kaet. ' t - The knots oo a log line are tbe one hundred and twentieth part of a nau tical rn! erart . --. - . - , , MERE MEN. C P. Walbrldge, head of one of the biggest firms In St Louis, at one time old newspapers on tbe streets of that city. 1 Judge Grantham Is certainly making a record as the ts order judge of Eng land. In one day at Leeds recently he tried three murder case. J, S. BHby of Mitman, 0., 1s probably the largest landowner in this country. His estate numbers 180,000 acres and Is scattered through seven states. G. B. Best a well known Cincinnati business inau, was christened at M father's wih "Good Better Best." though few of his friends know what his Initials stand for. .- Prince Cupid, who has won against I ue Boer general, De Wet's book, entitled i bree tears War' published by.Archl bold Constable & Co., In London and dedicated by the Boer general to "My Fellow Subjects of; theBritleb Fmplre." iTis perhaps the most remarkab)ebook by tbe most remarkable leader that any war has produced. The' concise, s'mple- told tale of tbe extraordinary campaign Is Interesting. The boldness of tbe narra tive only serves to bring Into striking re lief the fiery passage where a strong man ' literally blurts out his, son! In pathetic regret, or bitter denunciation. In thus taking the public Into his confidence, De- Wet loses none of the glamour with which his exploits In the field surround him. In criticising he spares no one; Boer and Britton eomeequally under the lash. DeWst declares that, whatever ths English people may have to say In die credit of General Bailer, he had to oper ate against stronger positions than any other British general. Throughout the work tha Boer general has but slightest praise of Lord Roberts and little more for Lord Kitchener. General Knox la almost the only ; British general who seems to have struck DsWet as com mander with real military genius. Of Tommy Atkinson be has many kindly words to say and declares "the British were far from being bad shots." Ths comparative immunity of the Boers from harm, DeWet constantly and most far- verently attributes to the Interposition ot God. "If any reader, be sayY to know how I was kept out of tbe enemy's bands, I can only answer, although I may not be understood, that I ascribe it to nothing else than this It was not God's will that I should fall Into their bands. Let those who rejoice at my miraculous escape give all the praise to Gid." Nevertheless,' the book teems with ac counts of military and other strategies, by which De Wet outwitted his pursuers- Frequently he recounts cases of desertion and panic among his own men when his entreaties and "sjamboking" were 'all of no avail. DeWet pays a tribute to Gen eral Cronje for bis bravery, but declares be lost at Faardeburg, only on account of his fatal obstlnancy to leave tbe laager, as he was advised to do by Gen eral. Bo .ha and by tbe writer himself. Regarding his own forces, DeWet writes: "It was far easitr to fight against the army than against treachery among my own people, and an iron wiu was re quired to fight against both. Once, If only our orders had been carried out a little more strictly and If only the most elementary rules of strategy had pre vailed, Lord Roberts and his thousands . of troops would have found themselves shut upln Pretoria where they would have perished ot hunger. It wastbeskill of ths commander ln-chlf that saved. them.' On tbe blockhouses, DeWet Is frankly contemptuous. "The blockhouse policy he says, "might equally well have been called tbe policy of the blockhead." The writer emphatically defends the right to blow np railroad lines and trains the nsage of war, and he declares he never, missed an opportunity to do so. The so-called war against woaen and the misuse of the white flag bythe Brit ish is denounced by the Boer general, bo says: "That such direct and Indi rect murder should have been committed against defenseless women and children is a thing I would have staked my head would never have happened In a war waged by the civilised English nation and yet it happened." y His last word la an injunction to his fellow-countrymen to be loyal to the new government. "Loyalty," he says "pays beet In the end, loyalty alone la worthy of a nation which has shed Its blood for freedom. 1 pen; chisel and brush. Mrs. ' Frances Hodgson Burnett has written a new play for children, culled 'A Little Un-Kalry Princess.", which will be produced at a London theater at Christmas. r Edmond Kostand. author of "Cyrano de Bergerac. has abandoned his plan of putting Into verse the speech which be will make on bis admission to the French academy, . -ix'jHj :-?y;y; Mrs.; Thomas - Buggies Kltson, the Boston artist, has just finished two baa- reuers or Japanese artists,, wblcb are to be cast In bronze and placed in tbe Museum of Arts at Tokyo. , The first, picture drawn by Charles Dana Gibson, the famous American artist, was refused by nearly every art editor In New York, but when be suc ceeded in getting It published bis name was immediately made. Booth' Tarkington. tbe Indiana au thor, who has Just been elected to tbe legislature in that state, has given an other public evidence of his modesty by selecting a seat In the back row of the house of representatives. ' FLIPPANT FLINGS. -Spain wants a new navy. She has been looking on tlp retnnunts of her old one with Dewey f.veg.lialtluiore American. , , The annouccemrr.t that n St Louis man has loxt Lux ui.ii.i in it ioK-r tame Indicates Low n-i tlt-B:.v Muie uit n w ill bet on a gooti liiUt4.--iui.iiM. t.;.in!i. President Li,t; ot Imruii'n :iik t um bling U a Viv Oi s:l ais.es. v I li ui'l)tit manly Fiji Itti.-nxKi , u;i uifi will please tuUe uutct-.--l;.uvi'r Uepub- llcan. Statisticiu u j assert ihzt iLu, lobster will soon be as eitliic t a the UoUo-4 species of lolmter not stattni. Tbe Jry land or evening variety (Homo rldieu lens will never die out while chorus girls continue to make googoo eyes at tbe easy ones In tbe forward rows. Gentleman's Magazine. t i -T f V , f f : 'lie nt IVr-y - i i f . 1 W A- i t I ii t "8 tln- J 8va t it.: i ; of -rent wi'.b i cp tie f , ti.e f 1 h a : cnM- Ietter to B. W. Caonady 4k Son. Kinatsin- N. r-. Dear Sirs: Yon have taken the agency of Devoe Lead and Zinc oalnt tbe "Fewer-gallons wears-longer" paint?. It Is fair to tell yon It Is going to lessen tbe amount of pafnt sold In yonr town for each job; but It Is going to more than double the satisfaction that Deoole have fonnd In other paint; and you are going to increase jour business by getting more jips. , It sas never tailed to do It W. B. Ar- noli Co.. WatfrTille. i!a!ne. nocrht ?r"rf Ivvoe 1, -1 tM i'?c la 18f;3. In l: ti. -,-vtor. UJllCo. Do r Brothers rf Iowv; 'a, N. Y..'br"lt t-J in V :;'J. . i.. k.,;i, ii. . 1 1 , s ItS.t, ,K. Y. 1: . C :.y2; li.01,,$ JTUtJ. -V- rite to tlm. Yna can't know too much about a r '. ttl.&t's to lnTfe, bncir.i-es l;i;e that, aaj do so mnr h t r t' i pwfle f yonr town. Yo'in f F. w. i iv r. , ;-.-vi. v. , Hi Li "a jei by Chau-bei!.' i . Cholera i: 1 rirrboa r - ' Ci,':o ( r I 1 it - For" trosr t: -i, CO It L of; bt1! he civ tLirty ti ir i I la C-'rb. 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